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Earth from Space: Saharan dust plume

05/06/2025 1369 views 27 likes
A thick plume of sand and dust from the Sahara Desert is seen in these satellite images blowing from the west coast of Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.
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On 31 May, a live performance of The Blue Danube – often referred to as the ‘anthem of space’ – was transmitted by the European Space Agency (ESA) into the vastness of space. The event marked a double celebration: ESA’s 50th anniversary and the 200th birthday of the King of Waltz Johann Strauss II.
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The Blue Danube Waltz sent into the stars

05/06/2025 276 views 10 likes
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An animation showing ESA’s Smile mission watching on as the Sun’s solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field.
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Meet Smile

04/06/2025 978 views 38 likes
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With the support of the Archives of the French Ministry for European and Foreign Affairs, ESA has produced a facsimile copy of the original convention.

Week in images: 26-30 May 2025

Discover our week through the lens

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Press Release N° 24–2024
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ESA and NASA join forces to land Europe’s rover on Mars

ESA and NASA are consolidating their cooperation on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission with an agreement that ensures important US contributions, such as the launch service, elements of the propulsion system needed for landing on Mars and heater units for the Rosalind Franklin rover.
16/05/2024 4885 views
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Space in Member States

Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.

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Milky Way and Andromeda encounters
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Hubble and Gaia revisit fate of our galaxy

02/06/2025 2316 views 37 likes
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Webb glimpses the distant past

27/05/2025 19632 views 320 likes
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Gaia: Rewriting the story of the Milky Way

28/03/2025 4008 views 79 likes
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Press Release N° 49–2024
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ESA 3D prints first metal part on the International Space Station

The first metal 3D printer in space, a collaboration between ESA and Airbus, has printed its first metal product on the International Space Station, a breakthrough in crew autonomy for future long-duration exploration missions.
06/09/2024 3696 views
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Space science from home: resources for children and adults

A selection of activities to pass time and learn more about space science

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Flyeye's view of the Andromeda galaxy
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ESA’s new asteroid hunter opens its eye to the sky

05/06/2025 2129 views 39 likes
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Close approach of asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5

04/06/2025 1067 views 24 likes
Close approach of asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5
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Media briefing: Europe's top experts address the growing th…

01/04/2025 840 views 6 likes
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James Webb Space Telescope will study asteroid 2024 YR4

Webb will provide a more accurate estimate of the asteroid's size

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Earth from Space: Saharan dust plume

05/06/2025 1369 views 27 likes
A thick plume of sand and dust from the Sahara Desert is seen in these satellite images blowing from the west coast of Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.
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MTG-Sounder satellite over the equator
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Why MTG-S1 is a nowcasting game-changer

05/06/2025 566 views 25 likes
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ESA’s Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S) programme

20/11/2024 2308 views 24 likes
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Press Release N° 1–2024
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Media invitation: Last chance to see the EarthCARE cloud and aerosol satellite in Europe

On 1 February, media representatives have the unique opportunity of seeing  the EarthCARE satellite up close in the cleanroom at Airbus facilities in Friedrichshafen, Germany, before the spacecraft is packed up and shipped to California, USA, for a launch scheduled in May.
11/01/2024 4241 views
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ESA Φ-week 2021
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Cebreros transmitting the Blue Danube Waltz
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ESA transmits the Blue Danube Waltz into deep space

04/06/2025 1344 views 19 likes
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Plato’s dialogue

13/05/2025 733 views 23 likes
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Proba-3 lift-off replay

05/12/2024 3464 views 64 likes
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Juice approaches Earth
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Blog: Juice's lunar-Earth flyby

Follow for the latest updates as ESA's Jupiter mission swings through the Earth system this summer

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Press Release N° 8–2024
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Call for interest: Ariane 6 launch media events at Europe’s Spaceport

Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending media events at Europe's Spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, for the first flight of Europe's new rocket Ariane 6. Journalists wishing to participate in either or both the pre-launch and launch media programmes detailed below, are asked to submit their application via ESA’s media accreditation page by Friday 1 March 2024.
19/02/2024 2543 views
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Europe Does It Well - Allemagne

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Juice’s elliptical orbit around Ganymede

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Smile's other half arrives | Let’s Smile (action snippet)

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Juice’s cruise to Jupiter

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Juice antenna vibration testing

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ESA Corporate Video 2001 ( Italian)

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Juice orbits around Jupiter

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Top 5 Mercury mysteries that BepiColombo will solve

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ESA Corporate Video 2001 (Portugese)

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Mars Express Launch Transmission - Part 2

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Juice’s flyby of Callisto

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Juice’s journey and Jupiter system tour (long version)

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The making of Juice – episode 3

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The making of Juice – episode 4

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Juice post-launch briefing replay

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ExoMars progress update

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Juice’s flyby of Earth (close up)

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The making of Juice – episode 2

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Europa descubre un nuevo mondo

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The making of Juice – episode 8

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Juice magnetometer boom integrated

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Juice orbiting Ganymede close up

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Juice takes the heat

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Moving Juice around the cleanroom

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Juice’s flyby of Venus (close-up)

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Juice magnetometer boom integrated

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L’Europe découvre un nouveau monde

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The making of Juice – episode 7

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Exploring the Red Planet - the next steps

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Juice’s flybys of Europa

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Juice’s high inclination orbits

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Juice’s impact into Ganymede

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Juice’s flyby of Europa (close-up)

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Juice’s final orbits around Ganymede

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BepiColombo - the first flyby

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Circularising Juice’s orbit around Ganymede

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ExoMars: drop test in Sweden

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Juice’s third Earth flyby

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Juice’s second Earth flyby

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The successful recovery of the Juice RIME antenna deploymen…

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